November 24th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
This fourth round of US DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office projects concerns solar–hydro hybrid power plants, other solar hybrid power plants, microgrids, grid storage integration, and blockchain technology
October 17th, 2020 | by Brad Rouse
The energy system by 2050 can be completely transformed from where it is today, but we will need to really pick up the pace. We need to go from adding 20 or so gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar a year to around 130 GW a year for the next 30 years. This article goes through the numbers.
September 29th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Covering a couple of Elon Musk tweets, I recently wrote an article titled "Tesla = Approximately A Dozen Startups." The company is involved in several different hardcore tech efforts as well as broader business like insurance and seat production
August 31st, 2020 | by Brad Rouse
I would love to have 100% clean electricity by 2035. Such a goal is admirable for its audacity and for its ability to get people motivated. For that I applaud it. But when we get down to it, will it be smart policy? Could it be that 90% would provide greater carbon savings than 100%?
August 21st, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
We are living in an era of big batteries, and they are getting bigger. Isn't there a song about this: I like big batteries and cannot lie. You other utilities can't deny, that when lightning takes out the power with a roaring CRASH but big batteries flip it back
August 18th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) has tapped Tesla for the first energy storage installation in the State of Qatar. The new 1 MW/4 MWh Tesla Megapack installation will supply power at peak consumption and provide power during off-peak periods
August 11th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla is asking potential customers in Germany what energy services they would like to be offered, from rooftop solar to residential storage and expanded charging options.
August 3rd, 2020 | by George Harvey
Because of the nature of baseload power plants, only supplying enough to cover the base load, other plants have to be put online to cover any demand above the base load. These include load-following plants, which are more costly to run. In the old days, many of these ran on oil. Nowadays, the fuel of choice is natural gas, though the design of the plant is a different from that of a gas-fired baseload plant
July 24th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Government to relax planning legislation to make it easier to construct large batteries to store renewable energy from solar and wind farms across the
July 18th, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
CleanTechnica recently interviewed Peter Carlsson, Chief Executive Officer of Northvolt, the Swedish battery manufacturing startup-slash-giant. Northvolt plans to use renewable energy to manufacture battery cells and packs for the European market, and already has substantial agreements in place with Volkswagen, BMW, ABB, and others. We sat down virtually with Peter to learn about the company's unique approach, and plans
July 14th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
The battery storage market is really getting exciting now around the world. Australian Finn Peacock’s Battery Comparison Table shows just how many battery storage options there are now
July 3rd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
If you were looking to nominate a particular technology as the most influential of the early 21st century, batteries would be a logical choice. Cheap, compact batteries made smartphones and mobile computing possible, and larger and more powerful batteries represent the enabling technology behind electric mobility, renewable energy, and the smart grid
June 27th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
There's only so much time in the day — a lesson I seem intent on not learning. We've published many solar energy articles in the past month and many energy storage articles, but here are 7 more solar plus storage (solar+storage) articles we just couldn't dedicate full articles to
June 21st, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
An article from a couple of weeks ago, "This Stunning Chart Shows Why Battery Electric Vehicles Win," somehow actually led in terms of eyeballs last week, but since it wasn't published last week, it's not included in this top 20 list. (Good to see that it got so much love, though.)
June 21st, 2020 | by Cynthia Shahan
Sunrun pulls in customers with a catchy truth about the unpredictability of life, and electricity. To be sure that your house stays alive with power, even if the grid goes down, Sunrun’s rechargeable solar battery systems are one solution. They can make sure your home’s power stays stable and reliable, which we mostly take for granted but can become a problem if you're struck by a hurricane in Florida or wildfire-related outages in California
June 19th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla has been given the green light to generate electricity in the UK. It's been granted an electricity generation license and Ofgem, an energy regulator, has published a press release stating
June 18th, 2020 | by Cynthia Shahan
Global solar inverter company SolarEdge recognizes the fertile chance of integration with electric vehicles, and manifesting the potential of combined solar energy monitoring and EV charge scheduling to help homeowners maximize energy usage
